The End and the Beginning

The Black Emperor ascended the throne, His Majesty Taiyuan took control of the Authority of Water Element.

This commotion was so great that it even briefly overshadowed the heated discussions surrounding the Witch Clan's Attack Heavens.

Countless blessed lands and sacred sites of immortals are discussing and pondering this matter in secret.

How should we approach this being who has regained supreme divine authority since the beginning of time?

Moreover, this being in In Wuyi Mountain is not only the Black Emperor, but also the Dao Ancestor of the Mystic Gate Immortal Path.

Indeed, many mountain and river deities secretly resolved to join the Black Emperor's Water Palace, which was about to open its gates.

However, some old-fashioned people, confident in their abilities, refused to submit to Taiyuan.

Splash~

The water surged and rolled, the pitch-black river like thick ink, its rolling motion unleashing boundless power.

The River of Souls is hidden among the mountains of the Southern Wilderness.

The deep, treacherous Weak Waters have eroded countless lives.

It is a terrifying forbidden zone in the mountains of the southern wilderness.

The water surged, and an old man in black robes with white hair, his eyes gleaming like an eagle's and a wolf's, glanced warily at the strange phenomenon on the horizon.

After a long pause, he sneered repeatedly:

" In the Ancient Era, when the Ancestor Dragon held the Authority of Water Element, I secluded myself here and took charge of the Soul-Sweeping River."

"Taiyuan... is merely a junior from the New Era."

"How can you expect me to submit?"

Although the River God of Souls was only a great Great Divine Ability User, he was extremely senior. He pondered to himself:

'Taiyuanzi possesses formidable supernatural powers; even the Ancestor Minghe was defeated by him.'

'Although I have achieved the rank of Great Divine Ability User Master, I have not truly entered the realm of Primordial Origin Golden Immortal. If I were to clash with him, I would undoubtedly be defeated.'

'It would be better to conceal the secrets of Heavenly Secrets and secretly appoint a puppet to control the River of Souls; that way, we wouldn't lose face for him.'

As for themselves, they can continue to hide in the River of Souls and become revered Dao Ancestors!

There's no need to submit to him or fawn over him!

Having thought this through, the Soul-Swept River God made a plan in his mind and went off to secretly plot his scheme.

Zhou Yuan's control over the Authority of Water Element naturally had a profound impact on the Water Essence structure that had been formed since the beginning of Primordial World.

However, whether it was the Dao Lord of the Water Essence Dao or the Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerate, even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, they could only back down in the face of absolute power, and at most they would only resort to some underhanded means behind the scenes.

Zhou Yuan radiated boundless light, and the moment he landed on Wuyi Mountain, both divine cultivators and immortal masters respectfully bowed and prostrated themselves, offering their blessings.

"We pay our respects to His Majesty the Black Emperor, wishing him lasting happiness and good fortune, and that he may soon attain the Primordial Dao Fruit."

These cultivators who came to Wuyi Mountain to listen to the Dao were all members of the Wuyi Mountain Daoist lineage. Now that they saw Taiyuan Heavenly Venerate attain the position of Water Element Black Emperor, they were naturally overjoyed.

In particular, some of the divine rulers were already making plans in their minds.

The Water Essence structure has changed; the power of the Water Essence is now truly in the hands of the Wuyi Mountain lineage.

'His Majesty the Black Emperor wishes to reopen the Black Emperor Water Palace and take control of the Primordial World Water Essence.'

'As His Majesty the Black Emperor's direct descendants, perhaps we can leverage this momentum to advance even further!'

Zhou Yuan surveyed the creatures surrounding Wuyi Mountain, nodded slightly, and spoke in a tone that was both authoritative and gentle:

"You may dispense with the formalities."

"I, the Emperor, ascend to the throne of the Water Element Black Emperor."

"I need to go into seclusion for a while."

"Thirty thousand years later, the Black Emperor's Water Palace reopens; this is a grand event."

"If you have nothing else to do, you may all come and observe the ceremony."

After saying this, amidst the respectful farewells of the crowd, he transformed into a streak of light and returned directly to the Palace of Hearing the Dao.

On the table, a bronze tortoise and crane exhaled purple smoke.

Amidst the wisps of celestial mist, a Daoist priest in a green robe sat cross-legged.

"Both my Present World self and my future self have been severed."

"It's just a matter of getting there."

"And the past self..."

Zhou Yuan closed his eyes slightly, his heart at peace.

His primordial Great Dao lies in the present, past, and future.

Sever the past body, the Present World body, and the future body.

The three bodies were severed, leaving only the purest Origin True One.

All things return to oneness, and oneness is the Dao. Returning to the origin and the source is the Primordial Dao Fruit.

One's own essence is the Primordial Dao Fruit, and the Primordial Dao Fruit is the True One.

The Great Dao of Cycles begins with seeking within, then transforms that seeking into seeking without, and finally transcends that seeking without.

To manifest in the Present World means to seek within this realm, to wield power in this world with one's Present World body, to create the Water Essence cycle of the Primordial Great World, and to embody the Primordial Dao Fruit. It is also the opportunity of Primordial Chaos.

"After attaining the Primordial Dao Fruit, if one wishes to take it a step further, one must rely on the Chaos Sea and the power of chaos."

If one can expand one's own Dao fruit into the Boundless Chaos Sea, the breadth and depth of Dao Cultivation can reach the extreme and the highest level.

After reaching the highest point, one completely transcends the Boundless Chaos Sea.

It exists outside of nothingness, not within the Chaos Sea, but rather forms a grand cycle within itself.

"The path to ultimate unity is not yet complete."

"To transcend... that's too early, too early indeed!"

Zhou Yuan shook his head slightly in his heart.

Eliminate any distracting thoughts arising from the temporary surge in power.

"The Primordial Grand Unity transcends the River of Time, boundless space and time, eternally free."

A slight thought stirred within him.

The true spirit within the primordial spirit rose infinitely, breaking through countless dimensions, and arrived at the nothingness of nothingness and the reality of reality.

Looking around.

The River of Time flows on.

The tributary of the River of Time that originally belonged to him has turned from reality into illusion.

It has long since become a false River of Time spans the vast Grand Void, starting from reality and covering the past and endless future dimensions.

And within that River of Time, in the section belonging to the present and the future.

Two crowned emperors nodded slightly to him.

One is surrounded by the aura of Water Essence, and it seems as if all the gods and immortals are praying and worshipping around.

One of them sits in Fengdu, his divine eye observing all the ghosts and gods.

He is the Black Emperor of the Present World, and the future Fengdu.

The instant these two appeared, the previously illusory section of the River of Time began to show signs of Transform Void into Substance.

"Just one more step!"

Splash...

The River of Time ripples, and waves rise and fall.

In that distant past, across the Dao Epoch, amidst neon lights and bustling traffic, a handsome Daoist priest was intently studying and deciphering the Daoist canon.

Just then...

The Daoist priest seemed both puzzled and enlightened. He looked up at the starry sky and suddenly laughed:

"To ensure a tree grows tall, its roots must be firmly planted; to ensure a river flows far, its source must be dredged."

"This human form is the root of the pursuit of the Way."

"Never forget, never forget."

Time flies like water, and in the blink of an eye, all traces are hidden.

Inside the Dao Palace, Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, and a fleeting aura of time vanished in an instant.

"Human Race..."

His tone seemed to carry a sense of emotion and nostalgia.

"It seems that my past self must remain above the Human Race and above Human Dao."

Zhou Yuan had made up his mind.

Put away all your thoughts.

He did some quick calculations and discovered that 29,900 years had passed.